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Paraprofessionals, security and drivers press board over outsourcing and low wages; union calls for immediate raises
Summary
During public comment union leaders, paraprofessionals, security staff and parents urged the board to halt outsourcing of transportation work, increase pay for paraprofessionals and security personnel and address retention and safety concerns. Speakers said outsourcing could worsen driver shortages and that current wages force employees to hold a
Union leaders, paraprofessionals, security staff and parents used the board’s public comment period to urge the Joliet Township High School District 204 board to reverse or halt outsourcing decisions and to raise wages for paraprofessionals and security employees.
Sarah McMoran, identified in the meeting as president of the district’s professional unit, said employees have been “rallying” and that the staff she represents want “a living wage.” McMoran and other speakers said recent decisions to outsource transportation work to private contractors were made with insufficient notice and limited bargaining, and they warned those moves would…
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